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15,000 tonnes of steel to be used in Saidapet-Teynampet elevated corridor: Highways Minister

15,000 tonnes of steel to be used in Saidapet-Teynampet elevated corridor: Highways Minister

  • 15,000 tonnes of steel to be used in Saidapet-Teynampet elevated corridor: Highways Minister E.V.
  • Velu .
  • After completion, the elevated corridor is expected to cut down the travel time on this stretch from 40 minutes to just 10 minutes .
  • Piers (vertical load bearing structures that hold the deck and transfer the load to the foundation), pier-caps, and girders are being manufactured at these facilities .
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Apollo Hospitals launches centre for respiratory care in Teynampet

Apollo Hospitals launches centre for respiratory care in Teynampet

  • Apollo Hospitals launches centre for respiratory care in Teynampet .
  • Facility will offer streamlined, evidence-based approach to simplify patient care pathways .
  • Initially, the institute will have five screening and clinical offerings, focused on improving access to specialised respiratory care such as basic asthma screening, advanced asthma management, and interstitial lung disease evaluation .
  • Apollo Hospitals launches centre for respiratory care in Teynampet
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UN slams 'systematic' Russian torture of Ukraine civilians

UN slams 'systematic' Russian torture of Ukraine civilians

  • UN slams 'systematic' Russian torture of Ukraine civilians A UN rights office report concluded that Russia "has subjected Ukrainian civilian detainees to consistent patterns of serious violations" of international law since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 Published - September 24, 2025 01:20 am IST - Geneva AFP READ LATER SEE ALL Remove Russian service members walk out of a school where volunteers deliver humanitarian aid in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Kurakhove, in the Donetsk region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, September 23, 2025.
  • UN slams 'systematic' Russian torture of Ukraine civilians
  • UN slams 'systematic' Russian torture of Ukraine civilians
  • UN slams 'systematic' Russian torture of Ukraine civilians
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Over 2,500 students graduate at Hindustan Institute of Technology convocation

Over 2,500 students graduate at Hindustan Institute of Technology convocation

  • Over 2,500 students graduate at Hindustan Institute of Technology convocation .
  • Graduating students received their UG, PG degrees and Ph.Ds in multiple streams .
  • HITS also inaugurated CPSL (Cyber Physical Systems Laboratory), in partnership with iHub - AwaDH, IIT Ropar, DST, Government of India and the TANCAM .
  • Over 2,500 students graduate at Hindustan Institute of Technology convocation
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Highways Department to deploy pumps to 54 flood-prone spots on roads across Chennai

Highways Department to deploy pumps to 54 flood-prone spots on roads across Chennai

  • Highways Department to deploy pumps to 54 flood-prone spots on roads across Chennai .
  • It has also started desilting its 624-km storm-water drain network under way within in the city limits .
  • For one particular location on Inner Ring Road in Kolathur, motor pumps have been permanently kept on either side of the stretch to pump out water .
  • Highways Department to deploy pumps to 54 flood-prone spots on roads across Chennai
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Telangana govt. approves new hostel blocks for Niloufer Hospital

  • Telangana govt.
  • approves new hostel blocks for Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad .
  • Buildings will be constructed to accommodate 180 female doctors and 100 male doctors .
  • The hostels on the hospital campus would benefit both doctors and patients, ensuring availability of doctors round the clock, thereby strengthening medical care .
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Social and Educational Survey: Many enumerators find it hard to locate houses with RR numbers of energy meters

Social and Educational Survey: Many enumerators find it hard to locate houses with RR numbers of energy meters

  • Social and Educational Survey: Many enumerators find it hard to locate houses with RR numbers of energy meters Enumeration of 18,487 homes had been completed covering a population of 71,004 on day two of survey Published - September 24, 2025 12:43 am IST - Bengaluru The Hindu Bureau READ LATER SEE ALL Remove An enumerator collecting data from a family as part of the Social and Educational Survey in Shivamogga on Tuesday.
  • | Photo Credit: S.K.
  • Dinesh Technical glitches during enumeration, resistance from teachers,-and a lack of interest by people contin
  • Social and Educational Survey: Many enumerators find it hard to locate houses with RR numbers of energy meters
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Ryan Routh found guilty of trying to assassinate Trump at Florida golf course

Ryan Routh found guilty of trying to assassinate Trump at Florida golf course

  • Ryan Routh found guilty of trying to assassinate Trump at Florida golf course A man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a Florida golf course has been found guilty Published - September 24, 2025 12:45 am IST - FORT PIERCE AP READ LATER SEE ALL Remove A police car drives past the Alto Lee Adams Sr.
  • U.S.
  • Courthouse as jury selection began in the trial of Ryan Routh, charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year in South Florida, Monday, Sept.
  • 8, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla.
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NALSAR student fell unconscious after eating snack in room, say police

  • Sahastranshu Pandey, a final year student of B.A.
  • LLB of NALSAR, developed complications after he ate kurkure, a crunchy puff corn snack, while watching a movie in his room on the academy’s campus on the night of September 20 .
  • Pandey fell unconscious after eating snack in room, say police .
  • NALSAR student fell unconscious after eating snack in room, say police
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IMD warns of heavy rain in Andamans due to cyclonic circulation

IMD warns of heavy rain in Andamans due to cyclonic circulation

  • IMD warns of heavy rain in Andamans due to cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal .
  • Local port warnings have been issued in the wake of the weather system, which is likely to cause heavy rainfall till September 25 .
  • Sea conditions are likely to be rough, and fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea along and off the Andaman sea .
  • IMD warns of heavy rain in Andamans due to cyclonic circulation
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Police arrest contract killer in Bengaluru

  • Bagalagunte police arrested a 40-year-old contract killer reportedly before he could execute a hit on a textile merchant .
  • The accused, identified as Vinod Kumar Jaat, was tracked down after he called his supposed target, Nemaram, to warn him that he would be killed .
  • Both Nemaram and Venaram were businessmen having textile and readymade apparel shops next to each other .
  • Police arrest contract killer in Bengaluru
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Priyanka’s outreach programme touched the grassroots this time, claims Congress

Priyanka’s outreach programme touched the grassroots this time, claims Congress

  • Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s outreach programme touched the grassroots this time, claims Congress .
  • The 12-day visit worked to reset her image in the constituency .
  • The Wayanad constituency was vacated by her brother and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, who had won in the district .
  • Priyanka’s outreach programme touched the grassroots this time, claims Congress
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State-level Response Team formed to control coffee berry borer infestation in Araku

  • State-level Response Team formed to control coffee berry borer infestation in Araku Valley of Alluri Sitharama Raju district .
  • Team comprises of Special Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Cooperation as the Chairman, Executive Vice-Chairman of Rythu Sadhikara Samstha, A.P., as the Member Secretary and Director of Horticulture .
  • State-level Response Team formed to control coffee berry borer infestation in Araku
  • State-level Response Team formed to control coffee berry borer infestation in Araku
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Once again, anger over Almatti

Once again, anger over Almatti

  • Once again, anger over Almatti Premium The old issue has resurfaced, posing a challenge to the Congress government Published - September 24, 2025 12:18 am IST R.
  • Ravikanth Reddy READ LATER SEE ALL Remove T he Almatti dam dispute, which had shaken political and inter-State relations in the late 1990s and early 2000s in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, has resurfaced in Telangana.
  • Recently, Karnataka decided to raise the height of the dam, claiming that it aligns with the 2013 Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II) Award and utilises “excess water flowing into the sea”.
  • This has revived appre
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Compensation for onion crops should reach tenant farmers, says APTFA

  • Many onion farmers have not been issued tenant recognition cards due to restrictive provisions in AP Crop Cultivators Rights Act, it says .
  • With falling market prices, tenant farmers are suffering heavy losses .
  • APTFA urges government to purchase onions at ₹3,000 per quintal to safeguard tenant farmers’ livelihoods .
  • Compensation for onion crops should reach tenant farmers, says APTFA
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‘Operation Lungs’: YSRCP calls eviction of vendors in Vizag ‘illegal’, submits memo to GVMC

‘Operation Lungs’: YSRCP calls eviction of vendors in Vizag ‘illegal’, submits memo to GVMC

  • ‘Operation Lungs’: YSRCP calls eviction of vendors in Vizag ‘illegal’, submits memo to GVMC Claiming that 40,000 families have lost their livelihood after the anti-encroachment drive, YSRCP demands compensation for the affected vendors Published - September 24, 2025 12:22 am IST - VISAKHAPATNAM Hareesh P READ LATER SEE ALL Remove GVMC staff demolishing shops on a footpath at Ushodaya Junction in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: K.R.
  • DEEPAK Accusing the Andhra Pradesh government of resorting to vindictive action against the street vendors under
  • ‘Operation Lungs’: YSRCP calls eviction of vendors in Vizag ‘illegal’, submits memo to GVMC
  • ‘Operation Lungs’: YSRCP calls eviction of vendors in Vizag ‘illegal’, submits memo to GVMC
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Zelenskyy meets Trump at UN, calling for more pressure on Russia

Zelenskyy meets Trump at UN, calling for more pressure on Russia

  • Zelenskyy meets Trump at UN, calling for more pressure on Russia The Ukrainian leader told reporters as he sat beside Mr.
  • Trump at the start of the meeting that he had "good news" to share from the battlefield where Kyiv's forces have been locked in fierce fighting with Russia for over three and a half years.
  • Published - September 24, 2025 12:23 am IST - UNITED NATIONS Reuters READ LATER SEE ALL Remove President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept.
  • 23, 2025, in New York.
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UG-NEET: KEA announces 2nd round results; 18,867 seats allotted for medical courses

  • Karnataka Examinations Authority announces 2nd round results; 18,867 seats allotted for medical courses .
  • 158 seats remain vacant in medical courses, 50 seats in dental, and 6,251 seats in AYUSH courses .
  • Candidates who have been allotted seats in this round can pay the fees by September 26 and must report to their colleges by September 28 .
  • UG-NEET: KEA announces 2nd round results; 18,867 seats allotted for medical courses
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Watch: From villain to legend: Mohanlal wins Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Watch: From villain to legend: Mohanlal wins Dadasaheb Phalke Award

  • Malayalam superstar Mohanlal has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 71st National Film Awards .
  • The award recognises his extraordinary four-decade career spanning nearly 400 films across five languages .
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Yunus meets Trump envoy Gor, reiterates need for ties with ‘landlocked’ Nepal, Bhutan & India’s northeast

Yunus meets Trump envoy Gor, reiterates need for ties with ‘landlocked’ Nepal, Bhutan & India’s northeast

  • Yunus meets Trump envoy Gor, reiterates need for ties with ‘landlocked’ Nepal, Bhutan & India’s northeast .
  • We can accelerate our economic growth through closer regional cooperation, says Yunus, Chief Adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus .
  • Yunus meets Trump envoy Gor, reiterates need for ties with ‘landlocked’ Nepal, Bhutan & India’s northeast
  • Yunus meets Trump envoy Gor, reiterates need for ties with ‘landlocked’ Nepal, Bhutan & India’s northeast
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‘IISR Amrit’ mango ginger variety to be cultivated in Gujarat

  • ‘IISR Amrit’ mango ginger variety to be cultivated in Gujarat .
  • Mango ginger (Curcuma amada) has a long-standing presence in Gujarat’s kitchens, where it is commonly used in pickles, chutneys, and salads for its raw-mango-like flavour .
  • ‘IISR Amrit’ mango ginger variety to be cultivated in Gujarat
  • ‘IISR Amrit’ mango ginger variety to be cultivated in Gujarat
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Assistant professors in government medical colleges shifted to Kasaragod on ‘working arrangement basis’

  • At least 16 assistant professors in government medical colleges shifted to Kasaragod on ‘working arrangement basis’ Majority of doctors point out that new posts should have been created there instead of re-arranging existing staff .
  • Most of the newly sanctioned medical colleges are facing an acute shortage of doctors .
  • Assistant professors in government medical colleges shifted to Kasaragod on ‘working arrangement basis’
  • Assistant professors in government medical colleges shifted to Kasaragod on ‘working arrangement basis’
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Cultural extravaganza mesmerises audience at Vijayawada Utsav

Cultural extravaganza mesmerises audience at Vijayawada Utsav

  • Andhra Pradesh Governor S.
  • Abdul Nazeer attended the Vijayawada Utsav as chief guest on Tuesday .
  • The Governor expressed appreciation for the talent showcased and highlighted the importance of cultural celebrations in fostering national recognition and community spirit .
  • The festival was inaugurated in a grand manner by former Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh .
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NATO warns Russia 'must stop' air violations on eastern flank

NATO warns Russia 'must stop' air violations on eastern flank

  • NATO warns Russia 'must stop' air violations on eastern flank .
  • "Russia bears full responsibility for these actions, which are escalatory, risk miscalculation and endanger lives.
  • They must stop," NATO's 32 member states said in a statement .
  • Estonia convened emergency consultations under Article 4 of NATO's founding treaty after armed Russian fighter jets violated its airspace for some 12 minutes on Friday .
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Watch: Massive protests grip Philippines after billions vanish in scam

Watch: Massive protests grip Philippines after billions vanish in scam

  • On September 21, 2025, tens of thousands of Filipinos took to the streets in outrage over one of the country’s biggest corruption scandals in decades .
  • At the center: nearly 10,000 flood-control projects worth ₱545 billion ($9.5B), many of which were substandard or fake .
  • Mass protests erupted across Manila, leading to clashes, arrests, and resignations of top leaders .
  • Watch: Massive protests grip Philippines after billions vanish in scam
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Drone flights 'most serious attack' on Danish infrastructure, PM says

Drone flights 'most serious attack' on Danish infrastructure, PM says

  • Drone flights 'most serious attack' on Danish infrastructure, PM says Airports in Copenhagen and Oslo reopened early on September 23, hours after unidentified drones in their airspace caused dozens of flights to be diverted or cancelled, disrupting thousands of passengers.
  • Published - September 23, 2025 11:13 pm IST - Copenhagen AFP READ LATER SEE ALL Remove Passengers stand in a queue to get new tickets at the service point of the Copenhagen Airport in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: AFP Large drones that flew over Copenhage
  • Drone flights 'most serious attack' on Danish infrastructure, PM says
  • Drone flights 'most serious attack' on Danish infrastructure, PM says
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U.S. is behind global body 100%: Trump tells UN chief Guterres

U.S. is behind global body 100%: Trump tells UN chief Guterres

  • U.S.
  • is behind global body 100%: Trump tells UN chief Guterres U.S.
  • President Donald Trump, who had begun his address by criticising that the teleprompter at the UNGA hall was not working, says,“These are the two things I got from the United Nations, a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter.” Published - September 23, 2025 11:19 pm IST - United Nations AFP READ LATER SEE ALL Remove U.S.
  • President Donald Trump addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly, at U.N.
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Tangedco contract workers stage protest demanding job permanency

Tangedco contract workers stage protest demanding job permanency

  • Tangedco contract workers stage protest demanding job permanency .
  • When the employment under contract system is not new and has been followed since 1970, the previous government took the effort to make the contract workers permanent, they say .
  • By that way, more than 75,000 contract workers were made permanent from 1970 to 2007 .
  • Tangedco contract workers stage protest demanding job permanency
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Incessant rain, waterlogging in Kolkata leaves Durga Puja pandals damaged, submerged in water

Incessant rain, waterlogging in Kolkata leaves Durga Puja pandals damaged, submerged in water

  • Incessant rain, waterlogging in Kolkata leaves Durga Puja pandals damaged, submerged in water Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cancelled her Durga Puja pandal inauguration programme on Tuesday, and asked people to remain alert Updated - September 23, 2025 10:55 pm IST - KOLKATA Shrabana Chatterjee READ LATER SEE ALL Remove Incessant rains in Kolkata has left many Durga Puja pandals under water as organisers and artists struggle to repair damages on September 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri With only days left for Durga Puja festivities, unprec
  • Incessant rain, waterlogging in Kolkata leaves Durga Puja pandals damaged, submerged in water
  • Incessant rain, waterlogging in Kolkata leaves Durga Puja pandals damaged, submerged in water
  • Incessant rain, waterlogging in Kolkata leaves Durga Puja pandals damaged, submerged in water
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Six-month programme on AI for Climate launched

  • Six-month certificate programme on AI for Climate launched with support of Salesforce India CSR .
  • Courses designed for students seeking to enter the rapidly growing climate technology sector .
  • Course follows after the recent launch of the fourth-year honours degree programme in partnership with Mahathi Degree College in Visakhapatnam .
  • Six-month programme on AI for Climate launched
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APSCHE OAMDC admissions: students asked to report at colleges by September 24

  • APSCHE OAMDC admissions: students asked to report at colleges by September 24 .
  • Students who were allotted seats in the Online Admissions Module for Degree Colleges (OAMDC) Admissions 2025 should download the allotment letters and report at the colleges on or before Wednesday (September 24) Second phase of counselling will commence from September 26 .
  • APSCHE OAMDC admissions: students asked to report at colleges by September 24
  • APSCHE OAMDC admissions: students asked to report at colleges by September 24
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Rain a routine fear in Hyderabad’s flood-prone Hakeempet

Rain a routine fear in Hyderabad’s flood-prone Hakeempet

  • Rain a routine fear in Hyderabad’s flood-prone Hakeempet The area’s steep gradient, with sharp drops in elevation, funnels rainwater at destructive speed while narrow drains and unplanned construction block natural flow; even brief rain spells often turn the streets into torrents Published - September 23, 2025 10:55 pm IST - HYDERABAD Serish Nanisetti READ LATER SEE ALL Remove The steep gradient in Hakeempet area below the MLA Colony that lent the ferocious velocity to the floodwaters on Monday.
  • | Photo Credit: Serish Nanisetti The mangled remains of
  • Rain a routine fear in Hyderabad’s flood-prone Hakeempet
  • Rain a routine fear in Hyderabad’s flood-prone Hakeempet
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Bihar polls: INDIA bloc to release manifesto for Extremely Backward Classes

Bihar polls: INDIA bloc to release manifesto for Extremely Backward Classes

  • Bihar polls: INDIA bloc to release manifesto for Extremely Backward Classes The manifesto is likely to include a promise to bring a law for the EBCs on similar lines as the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
  • Published - September 23, 2025 10:03 pm IST - New Delhi Sobhana K.
  • Nair, Sandeep Phukan READ LATER SEE ALL Remove Leaders of INDIA bloc hold hands during the conclusion of the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, in Patna.
  • File.
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Last day for KNRUHS UG counselling under management quota on Wednesday

  • Last day for KNRUHS UG counselling under management quota on Wednesday .
  • The candidates who have been shortlisted can participate in the web counseling round, which will remain open until September 24, till 2 p.m.
  • The process covers private medical and dental colleges affiliated with KNrUHS, the Army College of Dental Sciences, and Neelima Institute of Medical Sciences .
  • Last day for KNRUHS UG counselling under management quota on Wednesday
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Centre to issue new guidelines to curb highway collapse in disaster-prone areas

Centre to issue new guidelines to curb highway collapse in disaster-prone areas

  • Centre to issue new guidelines to curb highway collapse in disaster-prone areas Move comes after several highway sections were washed away following cloudbursts and floods in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand Published - September 23, 2025 10:05 pm IST - NEW DELHI Jagriti Chandra READ LATER SEE ALL Remove A damaged portion of the Gangotri highway following flash floods and landslides triggered by a cloudburst, in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, August 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union government is “cognisant” of concerns after sections of highways were
  • Centre to issue new guidelines to curb highway collapse in disaster-prone areas
  • Centre to issue new guidelines to curb highway collapse in disaster-prone areas
  • Centre to issue new guidelines to curb highway collapse in disaster-prone areas
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Chief of Naval Staff’s Sri Lanka visit fortifies defence, maritime partnership

Chief of Naval Staff’s Sri Lanka visit fortifies defence, maritime partnership

  • Chief of Naval Staff’s Sri Lanka visit fortifies defence, maritime partnership Four-day official visit to the island nation to further deepen bilateral naval ties, and explore opportunities for cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region .
  • Admiral Tripathi laid a wreath at the Indian Peace Keeping Force memorial in Colombo, honouring the valour of Indian soldiers .
  • Chief of Naval Staff’s Sri Lanka visit fortifies defence, maritime partnership
  • Chief of Naval Staff’s Sri Lanka visit fortifies defence, maritime partnership
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CM writes to Wipro seeking to access link road within their campus for traffic to decongest ORR

  • CM writes to Wipro seeking to access link road within their campus for traffic to decongest ORR Published - September 23, 2025 10:12 pm IST - Bengaluru The Hindu Bureau READ LATER SEE ALL Remove Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Wipro founder Azim Premji, requesting Wipro to explore the possibility of allowing limited vehicular movement through its campus to help ease traffic congestion on the Outer Ring Road, Iblur junction.
  • This comes, even as the State government faces much heat over infrastructure shortfalls and traffic congestion along the Outer Ring Road (ORR), which reportedly
  • CM writes to Wipro seeking to access link road within their campus for traffic to decongest ORR
  • CM writes to Wipro seeking to access link road within their campus for traffic to decongest ORR
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Dharmasthala case: Chinnaiah records voluntary statement before magistrate

Dharmasthala case: Chinnaiah records voluntary statement before magistrate

  • Forty-five-year-old Chinnaiah appeared for the second time before the judicial magistrate in Belthangady on Tuesday to record his voluntary statement, in connection with his complaint of the mass burial of bodies in Dharmasthala .
  • The statement, as per Section 183 of the Bharatiya Nagaarik Suraksha Sanhita, was recorded in-camera privately .
  • Dharmasthala case: Chinnaiah records voluntary statement before magistrate
  • Dharmasthala case: Chinnaiah records voluntary statement before magistrate
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Mohanlal: this moment belongs to Malayalam cinema

Mohanlal: this moment belongs to Malayalam cinema

  • Veteran actor Mohanlal said it was “magical and sacred” to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award .
  • He dedicated the award to Malayalam cinema and its discerning audiences .
  • The actor said he was humbled to be the youngest recipient of the award and only the second ever from Kerala .
  • Mohanlal: this moment belongs to Malayalam cinema
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